
When will it be your turn to get the coronavirus vaccine? Here’s a guide
It’s hard to pin down a specific answer for any one person. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk created this interactive way to figure out where you stand.
4 years ago
Listen 4:47Philly Fighting COVID CEO admits taking vaccine doses home despite patient demand
After PFC turned away people seeking vaccinations that day, friends of CEO Andrei Doroshin say they saw a Snapchat photo of him appearing to administer vaccine off-site.
4 years ago
Listen 1:20City says to re-register if you signed up with Philly Fighting COVID, cut off from vaccines
The Health Department says it’s planning a new mass vaccination clinic.
4 years ago
National Health Corps to tackle vaccine delivery, racial disparities in Delaware
New Castle County will become the newest National Health Corps site with AmeriCorps volunteers working to respond to COVID-19 and address inequities in health care.
4 years ago
Philly Fighting COVID kicked out of city vaccine program after sudden switch to for-profit
Philadelphia says it has cut ties with the 9-month-old mass vaccine distributor over its sudden switch to a for-profit model and abrupt drop of community testing partners.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccine hotline fields 60K calls; candidates can get signatures in person
The surge in interest highlighted an imbalance that there is far more demand for the vaccine than there are doses in the Garden State.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus vaccination call center goes live
The phone number for the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center is 855-568-0545.
4 years ago
5-hour wait for a coronavirus vaccine? Delaware residents say the line is the easy part
The state aimed to vaccinate 11,500 seniors and 2,000 health care workers this weekend, but faced sharp criticism amid long lines and registration confusion.
4 years ago
What’s it like to get the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine? We asked health workers
How did they feel? Did they have side effects? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked health workers who recently got the last of two shots.
4 years ago
Listen 4:09Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic causes traffic jams in Delaware City
Because of the high demand and rush of cars lined up at the Delaware City site, Delaware State Police advised people to find alternate routes or avoid the area.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: U.K. variant reported in two cases in state
Health officials have also said there is no evidence showing that current vaccines are ineffective against the new strain, also known as B.1.1.7.
4 years ago
Vaccination begins for Philly school nurses; full inoculation of staff may not come until May
The city health department considers nurses the top priority for vaccination of the tens of thousands of school staffers in Philadelphia.
4 years ago
Mercer County soft-launches COVID-19 vaccination site
New Jersey’s capital county will be doing a trial run at Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton with the aim of an official launch during the first week of February.
4 years ago
Philly teachers union wants all staff vaccinated before students return to school
In a letter obtained by WHYY, the union president said it would be “foolish” to reopen schools before all staff are vaccinated.
4 years ago
Thousands of Delawareans sign up for COVID vaccine as online registration launches
More than 56,000 people have pre-registered for a COVID-19 vaccine. Those over 65 and people at-risk are eligible to be placed on a waitlist.
4 years ago
Philly announces COVID-19 vaccine sign-up: Here’s what we know (and what we don’t)
The city launched its own site for indicating interest in getting vaccinated; it will work with other organizations already collecting personal data.
4 years ago